From c.tinney at unsw.edu.au Mon Nov 25 09:28:39 2019 From: c.tinney at unsw.edu.au (Chris Tinney) Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 22:28:39 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Indefinite Suspension of plans for The FunnelWeb Survey Message-ID: Dear Colleagues It is with regret that the FunnelWeb Executive announces that plans to implement the FunnelWeb Survey have been indefinitely suspended. The timescale for delivery of the TAIPAN facility has meant that funds obtained to implement the survey are no longer available, and that the "window of opportunity? for unique science from FunnelWeb in advance of the Gaia DR3 data release(s) has closed. The FW Exec has therefore decided to shelve plans to execute the survey when TAIPAN science verification starts in 2020. This has no impact on the plans of the Taipan Galaxy Survey to implement their program next year in the UKST?s dark time, and the FW team wish them all the best and clear skies! This suspension does mean that (if appropriate funding can be found) there is an opportunity for another team to lead a bright-time survey with the TAIPAN facility on the UKST. Any questions about this opportunity should be directed to Andrew Hopkins (andrew.hopkins at mq.edu.au). Regards Chris Tinney, Michael Ireland Sarah Martell, Andrew Hopkins Dougal Mackey, Duncan Wright ______________________________________________________________________________ Professor Chris Tinney | +61 2 9385 5168 | skype:cgtinney | https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/GzkWCxnMRvt6EAxwF82w-j?domain=phys.unsw.edu.au Exoplanetary Science at UNSW. School of Physics | c.tinney at unsw.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orsola.demarco at mq.edu.au Tue Nov 26 08:58:28 2019 From: orsola.demarco at mq.edu.au (Orsola De Marco) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 21:58:28 +0000 Subject: [ASA] MQAAAstro Visitor Fellowships Message-ID: The Macquarie University Research Centre for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics is a large group engaged in the study of Astrophysics and the designing and building of Astronomical instrumentation. Our research spans topics from planet detection and formation, to star formation and the ISM, to stellar evolution and binary interactions, to galactic formation and evolution. The instrumentation division is mostly located within the premises of the AAO (Macquarie University node) located near the main Macquarie campus in northern Sydney. We invite applications for the 2020 Macquarie University Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics Distinguished Visitor Programme. The successful applicant(s) will be spending a minimum of a month at Macquarie University between June 1 2020 and August 31, 2021, collaborating and interacting with staff and students. In order to apply please select a sponsor by making contact directly with them using the list in the URL below. The application consists of a one page description of how you propose to collaborate with the centre, including the proposed dates, a CV, a detailed budget and a letter of support by your Macquarie sponsor. Although funds are available to support the visits, it is expected that the fellow will part fund their stay. The deadline for the application is January 31, 2020. For any inquiries please contact Prof. Orsola De Marco (orsola.demarco at mq.edu.au). 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This funding would considerably ease the burden on supervisors interested in sending their PhD students or postdocs to attend the MESA summer school (from which I and others have benefited greatly). It could also be used to cover airfare between Australia and the US for anyone collaborating with a MESA team member. In order to make a stronger case for the funding and to highlight Australia?s contribution to stellar astrophysics in general (which I believe is quite outstanding!), I would like to establish a semi-formal network of Australian MESA users: Australians in MESA Science (AIMS). This would constitute a ?node? in the developing international MESA network, and help justify our inclusion in their funding pool. To join AIMS requires no time commitment or obligation; it is simply a registry of scientists that use MESA in their research. 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URL: From Emily.Wisnioski at anu.edu.au Tue Nov 26 10:33:20 2019 From: Emily.Wisnioski at anu.edu.au (Emily Wisnioski) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 23:33:20 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Galaxy Evolution at ANU/RSAA Message-ID: Dear Colleague, Applications are invited for a 3-year postdoctoral research associate position in observational extragalactic astronomy at the Research School for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University. The appointee will work with Dr. Emily Wisnioski and the MAGPI team on optical integral-field spectroscopic studies of galaxies, aimed at understanding the physical processes driving galaxy transformations. Advertisement and instructions on how to apply are available at this link: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/oICjCANZvPiy4KmkfG6Uo_?domain=jobregister.aas.org The application deadline is December 15th, 2019. I would greatly appreciate if you could bring this to the attention of potential applicants. 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Travis is an observational astronomer and one of the authors of the Astro2020 white paper, Embedding Climate Change Engagement in Astronomy Education and Research . Abstracts for the workshop and lecture follow this email. The workshop will take place in the PACE Studios, School of Physics & Astronomy, at Monash University Clayton, 10:30am-12:30pm Thursday 12 December. Please register for the (free) workshop via EventBrite . The lecture will take place at Lecture Theatre S9 at Monash University Clayton, 2:00pm-3:00pm Thursday 12 December, and will be streamed to enable remote attendance (details will be provided later). If you have any queries about the workshop or lecture, please contact Michael Brown (Michael.Brown at monash.edu). Sincerely, Michael. Helping Lecturers Help the World: A Workshop on Teaching Climate Change Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) PACE Studios, School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University Clayton 10:30am-12:30pm Thursday 12 December The purpose of this workshop is to improve the ability of scientists from a range of disciplines to engage the topic of climate change. This includes teaching it in introductory science subjects (e.g. ?Astro 101?) and discussing it with the public. Climate change is a critically important topic and many scientists are well positioned to make a difference. For example, astronomers know about planets and their atmospheres, while biologists understand the impact of climate on ecosystems. First year classes are an effective way to teach climate change because these classes reach a large number of students, cover related topics and the relevant lecturers are often engaged in public outreach (e.g., through presentations in schools and media). Climate change is a difficult topic to teach because it spans a wide range of subject areas, from physics to psychology. It is also a controversial topic, meaning that simply knowing the science content is not enough to effectively teach it. The purpose of our workshop is therefore to introduce scientists to: (1) resources that will improve their science content knowledge about climate change, (2) effective interactive and inclusive methods for teaching the topic in introductory classes, and (3) established strategies for engaging the public. Helping Scientists Help the World: How to Talk About Climate Change Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) Lecture Theatre S9, Monash University Clayton 2:00pm-3:00pm Thursday 12 December Why should scientists, regardless of their discipline, teach and talk about climate change? We can all offer an important perspective. For example, astronomers know about planets and their atmospheres, while biologists understand the impact of climate on ecosystems. Introductory science classes are an effective way to teach climate change because these classes reach a large number of students and cover related topics. Overall scientists are highly trusted and understand key aspects of the science, although their climate science colleagues are often attacked by sections of the media and politicians. But, as we all know, climate change is highly controversial topic, meaning that simply knowing the science content is not enough to effectively teach it. We therefore need to approach climate science communication differently than they do the other topics we teach. This talk will present strategies that have been found to be effective in talking about what is perhaps the most important topic we teach. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From George.Heald at csiro.au Wed Nov 27 21:04:20 2019 From: George.Heald at csiro.au (Heald, George (CASS, Kensington WA)) Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:04:20 +0000 Subject: [ASA] APRIM 2020: Save the Date and abstract submission Message-ID: Dear ASA members, This is a reminder to "Save The Date" for APRIM 2020, to be held 6-10 July 2020 in Perth, at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ayIPCNLwM9iKQ46NIm-hGS?domain=aprim2020.org Abstract submission is now open! The ASA has endorsed APRIM 2020 as filling the role of its Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) for 2020. APRIM 2020 will incorporate the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and ASA prize lectures. We encourage submission of abstracts by ASA members through the conference website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Odu6COMxNytVgWOAsvqU8l?domain=aprim2020.org The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, 14 February 2020. The Harley Wood School of Astronomy (HWSA) will take place prior to APRIM as per usual. Details will be provided by the chair of the organising committee, Adam Watts (ICRAR/UWA). If you have any questions please let us know. On behalf of the APRIM 2020 organising committee, Barbara Catinella and George Heald (co-chairs) George Heald CSIRO Science Leader CASS/Perth ATNF Science Team Leader W https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xUpxCP7yOZtY2p64T1NZ9m?domain=people.csiro.au E george.heald at csiro.au T +61 8 6436 8758 26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington WA 6151, Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Wed Nov 27 23:27:15 2019 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:27:15 +0000 Subject: [ASA] 4MOST Community Call for Letters of Intent Message-ID: Dear ASA members, Please note that ESO has now issued a call for community proposals to be conducted on the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) from 2022. 4MOST is a multi-fibre spectroscopic facility (positioner built by the AAO), that provides functionality similar to AAOmega or Hermes, but with a higher multiplex capability and a higher thoughput. 4MOST will be operated by ESO as a dedicated survey facility, with approximately 30% of the time available to the community through this call, and covering its first 5 years of operations. This opportunity is open to all ESO members, which includes all Australian-based astronomers, and the deadline for Letters of Intent is February 28th 2020. For full details of this opportunity please see: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/RGhiCK1qJZtgNr6BcMnxTF?domain=eso.org Regards, Simon ----------------------------------------- Professor Simon P Driver International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) University of Western Australia simon.driver at uwa.edu.au +61 (0)8 6488 7747 Combining space imaging & ground-based spectroscopy to study mass, energy, and structure over all time -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gavin.rowell at adelaide.edu.au Wed Nov 27 23:25:07 2019 From: gavin.rowell at adelaide.edu.au (Gavin Rowell) Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 12:25:07 +0000 Subject: [ASA] CTA-Linkages meeting Adelaide 28-29 Nov Message-ID: Dear all, The CTA-Linkages meeting in Adelaide commences tomorrow and you can follow the talks & discussion via the Zoom link below. https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/qTxKCwVLQmiMmR8YhVChCl?domain=adelaide.zoom.us The website (with programme etc..) is also here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/RvZ0CxnMRvt6VQMrIv2bL7?domain=indico.cta-observatory.org all the best Gavin.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavin Rowell ph +61883138374 High Energy Astrophysics Group fax +61883134380 School of Physical Sciences gavin.rowell at adelaide.edu.au University of Adelaide 5005, AUSTRALIA web: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/AIRuCyoNVrcvwyX9TQ6_Tj?domain=physics.adelaide.edu.au --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org.au Fri Nov 29 14:20:21 2019 From: robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org.au (Robert Shen) Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 14:20:21 +1100 Subject: [ASA] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_ACAMAR6=EF=BC=9AAustralia-China_Workshop_?= =?utf-8?q?on_Astrophysics?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear All, This email is a reminder that the ACAMAR6 workshop abstract submission deadline is *10th December 2019*. Please follow the link below to submit your abstract: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/cleSCBNZwLiQQ3WyIzgzG-?domain=acamar6.csp.escience.cn Should you have any questions regarding ACAMAR6, please feel free to contact me. Many thanks, Robert ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Robert Shen Date: Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 12:39 PM Subject: ACAMAR6?Australia-China Workshop on Astrophysics To: Dear All, The 6th ACAMAR Workshop will be held between 11-14 February 2020 at the hotel Ramada by Wyndham Pearl Guangzhou in Guangzhou, China. *The ACAMAR6 abstract submission and registration details can be found by clicking on this link . * The focus of this workshop will be* Antarctic astronomy, radio astronomy (including ASKAP, MWA, FAST and SKA), optical instrumentation, gravitational wave, and big data challenges.* This workshop will also build on the relationships and outcomes of the previous workshops in the ACAMAR series. *Key Dates* - Abstract Submission closing date: *10 December 2019* - Registration closing date: *15 January 2020* - ACAMAR6 Workshop:* 11-14 February 2020* *Registration Fees* - *Delegate Registration Fee: 1000 CNY (~ $208 AUD) * - *Student Registration Fee: 650 CNY (~ $135 AUD) * *Accommodation* We have reserved a block of rooms for ACAMAR6 participants at the Ramada by Wyndham Pearl Guangzhou, which is also the workshop venue. The local organising committee has negotiated a preferential rate for these rooms. The price is: - Business Twin Room: *500 CNY (~ $105 AUD) per room/night* - Business King Room: *500 CNY (~ $105 AUD) per room/night* - Business Room Canton Tower View: *550 CNY (~ $115 AUD) per room/night* Prices include a full buffet breakfast and access to the fitness centre/swimming pool. If you need a hotel room reservation, please submit your *Hotel Reservation Form* (you must register for the workshop prior to completing this form), before *January 15, 2020*. February is the peak time for visitors in Guangzhou, so please make your reservation as soon as possible. We hope to see you at the ACAMAR 6 workshop! Many thanks, Robert ______________________________________________ Dr Robert (Xiaobin) Shen Secretariat, ACAMAR Senior Program Manager, Astronomy Australia Ltd. 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